Manager - Events

**Ready to lead and transform our events strategy? As the Manager - Events, you'll create unforgettable experiences that drive engagement and deliver value. Join us to make a significant impact on our members' financial journeys while advancing your career in a dynamic environment**

**Why join us?**
- You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
- Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
- Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
- In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

**About the role**

We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As the Manager - Events, you'll be responsible for developing and driving a unified enterprise events strategy. Your goal will be to ensure alignment across the business to maximise impact and investments.

With a focus on exceptional execution, you'll oversee the delivery of events programs. You'll leverage new technology to enhance event efficiency, engagement, and experience. Plus, you'll maintain a strong emphasis on post-implementation review and measurement. You'll lead Members Best Financial Interests governance for events, continuously enhancing processes and driving maturity in how events are evaluated, activated, and measured.

Day to day, you'll:

- Develop and drive the Enterprise Events strategy and Annual Events Plan that aligns with business objectives and audience needs.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, industry partners, and key influencers.
- Lead cross-functional teams to integrate events initiatives into broader marketing campaigns, member engagement strategies, educational campaigns, and corporate social responsibility programs.
- Develop and oversee events management, ensuring seamless execution and optimal ROI.
- Ensure that the value of the events activity is recognised, and events outcomes are reported on, connecting research, insights, and analytics with outcomes.
- Develop and implement a technology-driven event maturity program, leveraging new technology to drive efficiencies, improve audience engagement, and enhance the overall effectiveness of events programs.
- Oversee the planning and delivery of high-quality events, ensuring exceptional execution, strong stakeholder engagement, and a seamless attendee experience.
- Implement robust post-event reviews to capture insight, utilising learnings and performance to optimise future events to deliver the best outcomes for the business and members.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities in events to maintain a market-leading position.

This role is a **permanent** opportunity and based in Brisbane.

**About you**

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

- You have a Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Marketing, Communications or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- You've proven experience in developing high-performing and engaged teams.
- You bring extensive experience in events roles, minimum 5 years.
- You excel at managing internal stakeholders towards aligned objectives.
- You've managed budgets and possess strong commercial acumen.
- You're organised, self-managed, resourceful, and comfortable working with complexity.
- You're a seasoned marketing professional with a strong network, exceptional negotiation skills, and a deep understanding of events marketing within a dynamic business environment.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Proficiency on event management software and tools (Cvent is a plus).
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

**About us**

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.